Scenario: Red Jack and a couple of his crew had gone ashore during the night at Port Maria, Jumeida, the next day they have to get back to their boat through the town - soldiers are on the look out .....
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Red-Jack and two of his crew move across the fields near the outskirts of the town ....
The soldiers start their serach of the port town, while the Governor watches ....an unfortunate inquisitive passer-by is dispatched
The soldiers moving down the main street are held up by the local sedan chair ...
An old amour accosts Red Jack ....
As they move towards the main street - soldiers by the windmill move their way ...
No sign of him yet sir, reports an officer to the Governor - I'll take a couple of men and check the quayside ....
Red Jack moves down towards the main street ... soldiers are behind him ...
Red Jack hides by the cart preparing to make a dash to get into the churchyard.. then shots are heard
The soldiers rush off to investigate, finding one of their men down and a pirate dead....
with the soldiers gone Red Jack moves up the main street, keeping an eye open ...spotting more soliders up the street Red Jack goes into the Inn; he bumps into the his old mate Pegleg Johnson who tells him to wait out the back while he distracts any soldiers in the street ...
with Pegleg Johnson distracting the soldiers, Red Jack makes his move towards the port
he now moves up behind one of the warehouses ...
Red Jack moves to the headland and is spotted by his men on the boat ...
As Red Jack moves towards the boat along the quay, a couple of his crew move up the jetty - the officer shouts 'there he is !'
Red Jack dodges under the colonnade of the customs house... while some of his crew from the boat attack the soldiers ...
Red Jack fires his pistols and runs at a soldier brandishing his cutlass ...as one of his crew fights with an officer...
So close now, they get nearer to the jetty ... one of the pirates is down ...
... more sword play - the soldier is forced off the jetty into the harbour and Red Jack makes it to the boat - they set sail for his ship the Saucy Sue, the soldiers fire a couple of shots but miss ....
one of Red Jack's men on the headland discards his weapons and swims out to picked up...the commander of the detachment searching the town updates the Governor ....
Red Jack got away sir - three pirates killed two men wounded and one dead ; the Governor is not amused ..... he wants Red Jack dead ....